Tank at 100: Baptism of fire, fear and blood

The tank was first used in battle on 15 September 1916 at the Somme. The tank, which would go on to dominate 20th Century warfare, first stormed on to the shattered battlefields of the Somme 100 years ago. Rushed into battle by desperate generals with barely any testing, its debut was a messy experiment with questionable results. A select group of young men were the first to feel its terrible infl

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1916年9月、イギリスによる戦車の実戦デビュー